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good morning, america. this morning, celebration in the streets of boston. [ chanting ] >> all: usa, usa. >> relief after the second marathon bombing suspect is captured alive. >> we have our second suspect of the boston marathon bombing in custody. >> he's in the hospital in serious condition. found hiding out in this boat after a day-long manhunt that effectively shut down one of america's largest cities. >> but now, the urgent question. [ explosion ] >> how did they plan and carry out these attacks? and did they receive any help? >> why did these brothers allegedly turn on their adoptive country? and are they connected to a larger group? >> "gma's" coverage of the terror in boston starts now.
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good morning, everybody, on this saturday morning, where the city that calls itself the hub of the universe is very much the focus of the world's attention. >> that's right. the headline in "the boston globe" says it all. the nightmare ends as second suspect caught. take a look at the scene on the streets overnight. spontaneous celebrations after the news broke. >> a lot of people out on the streets. in boston and the surrounding towns. here's what we know. dzhokhar tsarnaev is at the beth israel deaconist hospital in boston. we know he's alive. we do not know his condition. this is a shot of the 19-year-old being treated after his arrest. his older brother, 26-year-old tamerlan, was killed hours earlier in a shootout with the police. >> the president's high-value interrogation group is standing by. the special team of the cia, the fbi, and defense department waiting to question dzhokhar squoefr night.
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overnight. the president pointing out there are still burning questions about why the brothers allegedly launched the attack and whether they're connected to a larger terror conspiracy. that's the big concern. >> huge questions this morning. our abc news team is out in full force right now. we start with chief investigative correspondent brian ross, who has been on this story from the jump. he has a blow-by-blow account of how the arrest went down. brian, good morninto you. >> reporter: good morning, dan. the capture was dramatic and quick. authorities said they brought justice to the victims of the marathon bombings and turned despair into delight. [ chanting ] >> all: usa, usa! >> we are eternally grateful for the outcome here tonight. we have a suspect in custody. >> reporter: just 25 minutes after officials lifted a day-long lockdown for residents and conceded the suspect probably got away, a watertown resident went out to walk his dog and noticed blood on the side of his boat stored on a
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trailer in the back driveway. >> he looked in and saw a man covered in blood. owhelicopter with frared sensors detected movement in the boat. >> we're getting information from the aircraft that there is definite movement in the rear of that boat. >> reporter: 19-year-old dzhokhar tsarnaev had eluded the massive police manhunt by hiding in the boat. until then. >> he is moving. we have movement in the boat. he just sat up. >> reporter: police and the suspect exchanged fire. >> ultimately, the hostage rescue team of the fbi made an entry into the boat and removed the suspect. >> reporter: weaned by his injuries from a gunfight with police the night before, he was unable to put up much resistance. and was under arrest. >> the second subject was taken alive. this will ensure accountability for the victims and their families. >> reporter: the boston police announced their success with a victory tweet. captured! the hunt is over, the search is done.
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the terror is over, and justice has won. suspect in custody. tsarnaev was brought here to the beth israel medical center in boston. where state authorities say he's in serious but stable condition. bianna? >> thank you, brian. meantime, thousands of federal and local law enforcement officers worked desperately all week to solve the case. but in the end, a tip from the public is what did it. elizabeth vargas was in boston for that. and elizabeth, the public has been part of this from the beginning. >> reporter: it sure has, bianna. in this case, 1 million plus people in the boston and surrounding areas had been under lockdown for the entire day. must have been a frustrating day. the all-clear, as brian just said, was lifted. just 25 minutes later, one man in watertown went into his backyard to walk the dog and get a breath of fresh air for the first time all day. that's when he spotted something significant. >> we didn't know what was going on. then we heard the initial gunfire. >> reporter: overnight, neighbors were startled by the surge of s.w.a.t. teams and
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gunfire that came less than an hour after police lifted the curfew on watertown. >> it's unbelievable. i was cooped up in my house for the last, almost 24 hours. wondering if the guy was in my backyard. >> reporter: it was the individual lance of the boston suburb's own david henneberry, which helped capture dzhokhar tsarnaev. he found the suspect hiding in a boat in his backyard. >> he looked at the boat and there were some things moved around. he said, that's very strange. >> reporter: a neighbor spoke exclusively to abc about his friend's courage and his keen eye, spying blood on the boat while getting some fresh air. >> to anyone else, it would be all sealed up. it wouldn't look like it was disturbed at all. >> reporter: inside, a badly wounded but still dangerous tsarnaev. who police quickly engaged in a volley of gunfire. >> you heard rapid gunfire. explosions from the grenades and
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wh whatnot. >> i went outside. within a few minutes, i heard the gunshots. and it wasn't just a couple. it was 40, 50 rounds. >> reporter: tsarnaev was finally subdued, alive. officers rushed the suspected bomber to a waiting ambulance. the residents of the town finally emerging from their ordeal, showering the police with cheers and support. >> we're resilient. we're strong. we were all in it together. we'll be back. we'll be fine. >> reporter: boston strong was a chant we heard all night long here as people who had been locked in all day long fell out into the streets, spilled out into the streets until late last night, celebrating the arrest of the boston bombing suspect number two. in downtown boston, we still have much of the streets blocked off. this is still where the bombing took place. it is an active crime scene. for much of the other parts of the suburbs, it will be the all-clear. many of the events canceled last night, dan, will be rescheduled today. including the bruins game, the red sox game, and hopefully, the
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big apple circus. >> a big and happy, and hopefully, relief-filled day for boston. elizabeth vaas reporting from copley square. let's talk about the brothers tsarnaev. for years, they seemed to be productive members of the boston community. so what changed? how did they get radicalized? pierre thomas joins us with more. pierre, good morning to you. >> reporter: in many ways, this is the quest for the american dream turned nightmare. immigrants of the russian caukasus, the brothers came to the u.s. with their parents, attempting refugee status and thrived. >> the high school student i knew and my classmates knew is the exact opposite of the person that's been committing these crimes. >> reporter: their mother, speaking to russian television, refuses to believe her sons are
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vicious killers. >> it's impossible. impossible for them -- for both of them to do such things. i'm telling that this is a setup. >> reporter: older brother, tamerlan, 26, was a star athlete and pianist. also a champion golden gloves boxer. with dreams of competing in the olympics for the american team. younger brother, dzhokhar, became an american citizen last year on september 11th. once a life guard, he was also an all-state wrestler and was at the university of dartmouth on scholarship. >> never, ever imagine that somehow, the children of my brother, would be associated with that. >> reporter: what happened to trigger the boys to allegedly bomb the boston marathon? leaving 3 dead and nearly 200 injured? over time, a darker side of the brothers started to emerge. tamerlan was charged with beating a former girlfriend. he started uploading violent
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videos to his youtube channel urging jihad. dzhokhar posting anti-american tweets. a decade in america already, i want out. friends are shocked what the fbi believes was a hidden life of hate. some college friends believe the little brother was influenced by the older. turns out the fbi interviewed the older brother two years ago at the request of another country. they found nothing negative. and closed the file. >> pierre, thank you for your reporting. this is such a fascinating and important story. bianna, you were the first and perhaps the only american reporter to speak directly to the boys' father. you had a series of phone conversations. is he still insisting that his boys were actually framed? >> i spoke to him five times. his demenner changed from sad to confused to angry. he remained adamant that his sons were framed and are innocent. i asked him what he would say to his son if he could speak to him right now.
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[ speaking foreign language ] >> translator: if he's watching, i want to see him alive. i want to know the truth. what? when? why? where? this is a setup. i don't believe it. they're being framed. i don't believe this. it is not possible. >> that was your fourth conversation. he was at his angriest there. then you spoke to him after the younger son was arrested alive an his tone changed. >> it changed. he didn't know what was going on, where the situation stood. i told him his son was found, alive, rushed to the hospital. he was relieved. he said something in russian that means thank god. he said, it's unfortunate that i lost one son. i'm glad that the other is alive. so he said he's on his way to the u.s. to see his son in the hospital. so many questions remain about who he was, why he would do this. why dzhokhar could commit such an act. we wanted to learn more about who he was. i spoke to one of his friends earlier, andrew. who saw him the day before.
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you spoke with him on tuesday on campus. what was his demeanor like? >> he was calm, cool. cool-tempered. acting like nothing happened. >> when you saw his photos, the photos of him and his brother, as suspects on thursday, what was your reaction? >> i was just shocked. shocked is the word for it. i didn't not expect it. this is out of nowhere. >> how long have you known him? how close are you? tell me a little bit about your relationship. >> i have known dzhokhar since freshman year. i met him through one of my friends. once in awhile, i would be chilling with that certain friend or he would be there and we would just talk. we would have a small talk. last semester, we had a class, we had psychology together. and i sat next to him a few times. >> did you know his older brother, tamerlan? >> no, i never met his older brother.
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>> you never met him. did dzhokhar talk about his relationship with him, with his brother? >> no. honestly, he never even brought up his brother to me. i did not know he had a brother. >> looking back, any signs, any indications, anything he may have said, any actions, that maybe now you say, huh, i should have caught on to at >> he was just always to himself. i don't think led situations being at dartmouth. and, like, i remember one time we had a conversation about him transferring, leaving. him just trying to get his grades up so that he can transfer somewhere else. >> his father saying he was concentrating on his school work as well. such a surprise to so many people who knew him. andrew, we appreciate your insight. thank you so much for joining us this morning. let's turn to martha raddatz. another of the questions we're focusing on is despite all the celebration in boston overnight,
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it's hard to rest easy until we get a sense of whether or not the suspects had any ties to an international terror group. that may still want to do us harm. how will federal investigators try to figure out whether there is involvement from an outside, organized terror group? >> they'll work backwards. they want to look at the pattern of life. particularly the older brother who they really are focusing on. the older brother, tamerlan, was in russia last year for six months. we have no idea why he was there. they're suspicious about why he was there. did he get training? did he get any sort of guidance? did he get any sort of finances for a terror attack? they'll start there. investigators also do and the whole national security intelligence establishment in the united states will go back and see if they missed any signs.
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we have been told, again and again, there was no so-called "chatter." they didn't hear anybody talking about a potential attack. they didn't think any sort of attack was imminent or possible at the boston marathon that day. they'll go back now and see what they missed. basically, they do detective work in reverse. and also see what their plans were for the future. they seized a couple of computers. they'll go through the computers, scrub them, see if those brothers were possibly radicalized in some way through the internet. or, through overseas connections. >> a lot of work to be done. what, i wonder, is the scarier scenario? is it scarier to think that these young men were lone wolves radicalized by the viral islamist online philosophy? or sit scarier to thing that
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their somehow conne they're somehow connected to some shadow we terrorist group? >> i think both are frightening possibilities. we can see the result of that no matter what happened, how, or what the motives were. the lone wolf scenario, the united states is always frightened about that. how many others might be motivated by what happened this week? but any sort of connection overseas, dan, i think, is a bit more frightening. first of all, it has ramifications. if the united states finds a smoking gun overseas, if they know there's a connection, particularly any sort of state-sponsored terrorism, then how do you respond? what is the u.s. response? i talked to one official who said his nightmare would have been or would be if, say, iran was connected. there is absolutely no evidence of that. but then what would they do? what would they do if hezbollah was connected? what would they do? all these different scenarios. that is what is pretty frightening to government officials. >> the geopolitical ramifications could be severe and complex. thank you, martha raddatz for joining us this morning. a big news morning.
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thank you very much. >> thank you. >> and over to bianna. friday, truly a bizarre day foe of the nation's biggest and busiest cities. streets everywhere were deserted. we would like to welcome abc's newest anchor, byron pitts, to our abc news family. he joins us with more from boston. good morning, byron. >> reporter: good morning, bianna. despite the rain, boston feels more like boston tod. already, several runners out today. yesterday, this town was a ghost town. [ chanting ] >> all: let's go boston! >> reporter: all across beantown, bostonians are celebrating. as the manhunt ends. brought a dramatic conclusion to a week filled with terror and tension. >> we have a suspect in custody tonight. >> reporter: the desperate search for dzhokhar and tamerlan tsarnaev virtually shut down metropolitan boston. a population of nearly 4.5
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million spread over 90 miles. >> everybody has to back up. >> reporter: in watertown, police searched door by door. >> remain in your homes. >> reporter: and that's what they did. the cities complied with little complaint. >> as long as we're together, we can do anything. >> reporter: the public transit stopped. the bruins and red sox canceled games. those famous college campuses, desolate. block after block, an eerie quiet. residents watched from windows and balconies. unable to leave their homes. at 6:00 p.m. with the suspect still on the run, the lockdown was lifted. >> there is still a very, very dangerous individual at large. >> reporter: and then the news they were all waiting for. >> suspect number two is in custody. >> reporter: even the president tipped his hat to the citizens of boston. >> bostonians responded with resolve and determination. >> boston, whoo! >> reporter: this morning, boston is putting an horrific week behind them. looking forward to justice. >> we got him! he's done!
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>> reporter: by some estimates, boston lost millions of dollars in business yesterday. so the day had an economic and emotional impact on this city. and dan and bianna, now the city will look to move forward. >> that's right, byron. but still, best case scenario, if it was only these two brothers, the fact that they were able to shut down this big city for such a long time. >> one 19-year-old kid in the back of a boat shutting down one of america's largest cities. an extraordinary story. an extraordinary day. a lot of other news this morning. we go to ron claiborne. good morning, everyone. we begin with the london marathon taking place tomorrow. in the wake of the boston marathon bombings, hundreds of additional police officers are being assigned to the 26-mile marathon route in that city in england. london authorities say they have gotten no threats. they're beefing up police presence to reassure the public. and a powerful and deadly earthquake in china today where more than 100 people were killed and thousands were injured.
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the quake, a magnitude 7.0 damaged at least 10,000 homes and buildings. it struck near the same area where almost 90,000 people were killed in an earthquake five years ago. the death toll is rising following the devastating explosion at a fertilizer plant in west, texas. two more bodies recovered from the scene yesterday. bringing the number of dead to 14. including volunteer firefighters among the victims. investigators are still trying to determine the cause of the blast. and a possible big change for the boy scouts is getting mixed reactions. scouts are proposing to lift the ban on openly gay members. but the change would still bar gay adults from serving as scout troop leaders. the plan is already being criticized. by both conservative and gay rights groups. the new policy will be put to a vote next month. and the attorney for the suspect accused of mailing ricin-laced letters to the president and a u.s. senator says his client was mistreated by police. the attorney claims that paul curtis was chained to a chair and interrogated for several
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hours after his arrest. and in new jersey, governor chris christie is unveiling his own gun control plan. it would ban one type of semi-automatic rifle and expands mental health programs. also included in the proposal, ids for future gun owners and restrictions on violent video games. and finally, boeing's troubled 787 dreamliner is again cleared for takeoff. the faa says flights can resume after federal authorities approved a fix for the problem batteries on that plane. the planes could be flying again within a week. dan and bianna, back to you. >> thank you so much. time now for the weather. guess what? we gave ginger the weekend off. >> unacceptable. >> i didn't think that was allowed. we welcome our friend, erika martine. filling in from our affiliate in new haven, connecticut. good morning, erika. >> good morning. we're going to start with the national forecast. flooding concerns across the
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upper midwest, including indiana, illinois, and michigan. we do have some video shot here. just how severe the situation is. over 1,000 people have been evacuated. that's not the end of it. we have concerns with frost advisories and watches in the south. temperatures dipping below average here. 37 in nashville, 32 in indianapolis. and st. louis, 34 degrees. however, if you do want warmer temperatures, you're going to have to travel to palm springs, 93. looking good. sacramento, 84.
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>> back to you, bianna and dan. >> erika, thank you for that. we appreciate you coming in on a saturday morning. nice to have you. and coming up on this special edition of "gma" -- new details we're just learning this morning about how the manhunt in boston finally ended. our brian ross on the scene. and the suspects' roots. we go to the other side of the planet, to their homeland in russia for clues about their past. >> illuminating information from the other side of the world this morning. and the extraordinary role of social media in the crisis. from helping track down the suspect to helping keep bostonians indoors as the manhunt was under way in their city. much more on this special edition of "gma" coming up after a very quick break. keep it here. can't believe i bought a 6-inch subway breakfast sub
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[ applause ] thank you. it was a pleasure. it was a pleasure. [ cheers and applause ] >> you're looking at amazing images from boston. a city celebrating the end of a week-long nightmare with the capture of the second suspect in the marathon bombings. good morning, america. i'm bianna golodryga. that city finally getting a well-deserved good night's sleep. >> good morning, everybody. i'm dan harris. as a boston boy, i watched those celebration, i felt it in my gut. ere for much of the week.n the mixture of fear, and anger, and pride at how boston came together in the wake of this disaster is palpable. and ron claiborne, a guy whoas also spent a lot of time in boston, will talk about that. coming up later in this half hour. also coming up, on the trail of the alleged marathon bombers. our abc news correspondent traveling to a remote region of russia called dagestan, looking
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for clues about the backgrounds of the two brothers suspected in these attacks. >> one small town in russia where i spoke to their father yesterday. also, we examine the role of social media during this drama. how it helped solve the case. and how it helped manage a city keep on lockdown for an entire day. >> the role of technology fascinating in this ongoing story. let get right, though, to what we're learning this morning. new details about how the manhunt finally ended with the second suspect found bloody in a boat in a backyard in watertown, massachusetts, right outside boston. abc's chief investigative correspondent brian ross is in boston this morning. outside the hospital where the suspect is right now. brian, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, dan. he's reported to be in serious but stable condition. he was brought here last night. capping a remarkable 24-hour period that began when the fbi first released surveillance footage of two unidentified men. within the course of two hours, they had been identified by police after being spotted at a convenience store where there was a robbery. they then went on to --
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according to police -- ambush a police officer on the m.i.t. campus. it resulted in a wild car case through the streets of cambridge and watertown. with t two brothers inside returning fire at the police and throwing out grenades and homemade explosives. there was a further gunfight in watertown with the older brother being mortally wounded. a police officer was wounded. the 19-year-old college student survived. took off on foot. the authorities then launched a massive manhunt. through the streets of watertown. had the whole city of watertown and much of boston on lockdown. as they looked for him. it turns out that the area he was ultimately found to be hiding was one block away from the perimeter area. they never searched it. last night, tcahey lled off the lockdown ban because they felt he had got away. well, about 25 minutes after calling it off, one of the residents went outside to walk
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his dog, saw blood on his boat, stored on a trailer in the backyard. he went to look inside. there, inside the boat, was a bloody body. he ran into the house, called authorities. in about a two-hour period, the police and the fbi responded. they sent in robotic cameras and a robot that tore the tarp off the top of the boat and exposed the 19-year-old college student inside. ultimately, there was an exchange of gunfire. the fbi and state police threw three different stun grenades, flash-bang grenades. then they captured him. and it was a great celebration that followed. dan? >> just to put a fine point on this. how extraordinary it is. they not only captured him alive, which is extremely valuable in terms of bringing him to justice. and bringing closure to victims. they did it without getting anybody from law enforcement hurt that we know of. a great day, a great way to end what has been a terrible, terrible week. brian, you've been on the story from the jump. we thank you for your reporting this morning. now over to bianna.
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>> unbelievable how close that boat was to the house that no one was injured. >> absolutely. we're getting a clearer picture of who these brothers are. the family came to the u.s. 12 years ago after spending time in kyrgyzstan in the dagestan region of russia. in boston, the boys became known as athletes. the younger one, a wrestler. the older one, a boxer. dzhokhar became a u.s. citizen a year ago, on september 11th. but a year ago, their father went back to dagestan after health issues. we sent kirit radia there to find out more about this family. >> reporter: good morning, dan and bianna. this is the last place the suspects' parents were seen here in dagestan. it is a shop they were planning to open. it's where they gave an interview to russian television yesterday. after speaking to abc news several times by phone yesterday, the suspects' father has disappeared. he's not picking up his phone anymore. the youngest son, detained by police yesterday, only lived here for a couple of years. when he was in the first grade.
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that was over a decade ago. neighbors we spoke to are shocked at the news. they describe it as a very normal family. one woman we spoke to said she saw the oldestson, tamerlan, the one who was killed by police, just last year on a visit to dagestan. she described him as a kind young man with no signs of religious extremism. that's a very different picture than what some members of congress are saying. that during that visit, his religious views became much more extreme. this is a poor and dangerous part of russia. it's been fighting an islamic insurgency for years. those members of congress say it was during that visit that tamerl bame radicalize bianna? >> i'll pick it up from here, kirit. thank you very much. back to boston. this has been an extraordinarily dangerous, stressful, sleep-deprived week for the law enforcement officers in the boston area. after five days of death and drama, bostonians are showing their gratitude. abc gio benitez has that. >> reporter: it's the high five that brings an extraordinary
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close to a tense manhunt. police standing down for the first time since monday's bombing. >> we have our second suspect of the boston marathon bombing in custody. >> reporter: after going door to door since monday, searching for clues, an army of law enforcement officers took down their suspect. >> because of that extraordinary collaboration and cooperation by all of these law enforcement resources, we have a suspect in custody tonight. >> reporter: but police also lost one of their own. 26-year-old m.i.t. police officer sean collier, killed thursday, allegedly at the hands of the tsarnaev brothers. more than 1,000 officers hunting for one man, finally being able to breathe a sigh of relief, after so many hours of holding their breath. >> i want to thank all of the partners who worked tirelessly over the last four days. we're exhausted, folks, but we have a victory here tonight.
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>> reporter: and still here, their job is not over just yet. right now, at this hour, investigators are at t house where suspect number two was captured. so many in the community calling the police heroes this morning. >> a title they deserve. thank you. our thoughts and prayers are with the collier family this morning. time now for the weather. ginger is off. we welcome erika martine, from our abc affiliate, wtnh, news 8, in new haven, connecticut. good morning, erika. >> good morning, bianna and dan. mother nature has not gotten the memo yet. conditions are still rough out there. we reported some snow in duluth, just over 17 inches. conditions out there are pretty rough. we do have another storm working its way in across the state there. across the country, really. we can sew that low moving across the central portion of the country. we have colder air working its way down as well. unfortunately, we're not in the clear, at least not yet. and temperatures for today,
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topping out between the mid 40s for chicago to the upper 80s for phoenix. >> back to you, bianna and dan. >> thank you, erika. coming up, one of the more fascinating angles in this story. how social media played such a huge role in becoming a crime-fighting tool and helping people to heed the warnings to stay inside. coming up on "gma." more after the break. coming up on "gma." more after the break. don't travel alone. your pets may be under attack... ...if they're not protected by sentry® fiproguard® max! fiproguard® max kills fleas and ticks so fast... ...they start dying in just minutes. it even prevents more fleas from biting than frontline® plus or k9 advantix® ii.
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facebook, twitter, and other social media have become such a huge part of our lives. and that has proven, once again, to be the case this week. >> it's played a role in everything from identifying the suspects and learning about their lives. and helping to keep the boston area on lockdown. abc's reena ninan has that story. >> reporter: these photos released by the fbi went beyond viral. try internet cataclysm. mobilizing an army of internet users to action.
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the fbi website crashed from traffic overload by citizens eager to help. some call it click-tivism. social media mobilizing citizens to act with a simple click. [ explosion ] >> reporter: it began one minute after the blast. >> run! go! >> reporter: the news tweeted 1,000 times in a matter of minutes. leading to a flood of photos, videos, messages, digital clues. examining the smoke color of the blast to determine the explosives used. >> two-thirds of americans have smartphones. the majority of americans are on twitter and facebook. people are going to find ways to contribute and to participate in situations like this. >> reporter: pictures of black backpacks. you would be surprised how many people had black backpacks that day. reddit.com had their own forum, called find boston bombers. at times, the crowd-sourced investigation turned into a
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witch hunt. when this missing student was wrongfully accused of being a suspect. as was this man. dubbed the blue robe guy. he told abc news he feared for his life. >> it's like david and goliath. except now, there's an army of davids out there. and, what we -- what our institutions need to do is give slingshots to all those davids. >> reporter: an army of davids, piecing together clues the fbi never told the public about. the suspected bomber's likely twitter account. apparently, he didn't like hair cuts. or even the music he may have listened to. digital details drawn together by people armed with nothing but an internet connection. and the famous tweet last night from boston police. suspect in custody. police sweeping the area. it became the second most retweeted phrase. second only to president obama's tweet on election night, four
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more years. dan and bianna. >> the power of social media. >> such a telling story. reena ninan, thank you. coming up, five days none of us will soon forget. a look back at the drama in boston. from the bombings on monday to the celebrations in the street overnight. after the end of the manhunt. keep it here. more "gma" coming up. up. kids...
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you know, what a week this has been. to think all of this unfolded in just five days, days that seemed to drag on and to fly by both at the same time. from the shock of the bombings last monday to the tense manhunt that ended just last night. [ explosion ] a week that ended so dramatically began in pain and anguish. >> all of a sudden, there was a loud noise. an explosion. >> i literally saw the garbage barrel explode. >> ten seconds later.
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right up the street, a second one. [ explosion ] [ screaming ] >> reporter: as the smoke cleared, the world caught a glimpse of the devastation. and of the lives that would be changed forever. >> get another ambulance down here. >> reporter: heroes emerging through the chaos. >> moments like these, terrible as they are, don't show our weakness. they show our strength. >> reporter: and a country determined. >> make no mistake. we will get to the bottom of this. >> reporter: the fbi asks for the public's help. no clue was too small. >> there has to be hundreds, if not thousands of photographs or videos. >> reporter: then a break. video from a roof top camera, clearly showing the two suspects. within 24 hours, 26-year-old m.i.t. police officer, sean collier, shot dead in his patrol car. his name added to the list of victims this week. which also include -- 29-year-old krystle campbell, 23-year-old lingzi lu, and
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8-year-old martin richard. with the names of those who had died fresh in the mines of investigators, law enforcement officials took part in a firefight. 26-year-old tamerlan tsarnaev was shot. he later died of his injuries. last night, the second suspect at large, 19-year-old dzhokhar tsarnaev captured. one resident told the boston globe, the sense of siege has been lifted. and this afternoon, the boston red sox will play baseball again after they game was canceled last night. that is bound to be an emotional occasion in fabled fenway park. i think today, everybody will be a red sox fan. even us yankees fans. >> really? i'm going to hold you to that. >> yeah. i am. >> thank you, ron. we'll be right back. eah. i am. >> thank you, ron. we'll be right back. awwwww... arigato! we are outta here!
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thanks for watching, everybody, on this special edition of "gma." we appreciate you joining us. it's been a big news week and a big news morning. >> we're always online on
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goodmorningamerica.com on yahoo!. for developing stories. make sure you watch "world news" with david muir later on this evening. we hope you have a wonderful weekend. thank you for joining us for a packed hour covering a jam-packed week. good morning, an attempted deal is on for the palo alto unified school district. they report 760 teachers would get a 3% pay raise and a one time bonus under the collective bargaining agreement. a similar deal was reached with
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the california school employees association. the board of education will hold a public hearing on both those agreements on tuesday at 6:30 p.m. the final vote will be may 7th. in sports, a limited number of warriors tickets go on sale at 10:00 a.m. for games three and four of the playoff series against the nuggets. this afternoon they opened a series against the denver nuggets. they are the third seed in the best-of-seven series. tip-off is at 2:30 and it will be broadcast on our sister network espn. good morning to you. nice and sunny out there. temperatures in the 50s. climbing to the upper 50s in oakland. 48 in half moon bay. santa cruz, 45. we are looking at temperatures today steadily warming. numbers in the low 60s from half moon bay to the low 80s by the delta. should be a nice evening
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tonight. headed out to the giants game, another win on top and temperatures starting out in the 60s. we'll be looking at numbers dropping to the 50s and seven-day outlook, big time heat through the middle of next week. next at 8:00, giants return home to a new level of security at at&t park. how the boston marathon bombing have changed the way get to the game. >> second suspect in the bombings is in custody.
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good saturday morning to you. we begin at 8:00 with a quick first look at the weather. here is lisa argen. >> good morning to you. we have plenty have warmth around the bay with numbers upper 50s to 60s. giants game, a little breezy and talking about 60s dropping to the 50s. ay tuned, we got a warming trend on the way. >> second suspect in the boston marathon bombings is hospitalized this morning following his arrest with formal charges expected soon. his brother was killed in an earlier shootout with police. both are suspected of setting off t

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